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THE TEACHING
PROFESSION AND YOU
Teachers, Schools, and Society
A Brief Introduction to Education

David Miller Sadker
Karen R. Zittleman

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BECOMING A TEACHER
The Good News The Bad News
Improved Salary Salary Still Behind Other
Professions
Recognized Worth Status Inferior to Other
Professions
Excitement of Working with
Youth
Little Contact with Adults
Student Appreciation Little Recognition from
Adults
Intellectual Stimulation Repetition
Creativity Routine
Making a Difference Loss of Idealism
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WHY BECOME A TEACHER?
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Student Generated Responses
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Connecticut $53,962 $28,848
Rhode Island 52,879 31,025
Massachusetts 51,942 33,168
Vermont 42,038 25,240
New Hampshire 41,909 26,479
Maine 38,518 24,631
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
New England
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
New Jersey $53,872 $35,673
District of Columbia 53,194 35,260
New York 53,017 35,259
Pennsylvania 51,425 32,897
Maryland 50,410 32,939
Delaware 49,821 33,811
Mideast
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Michigan $54,020 $33,596
Illinois 51,496 34,522
Ohio 45,515 28,886
Indiana 44,966 29,144
Minnesota 44,745 28,600
Wisconsin 41,617 27,277
Great Lakes
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Kansas $38,030 $26,855
Iowa 38,000 26,967
Nebraska 37,896 27,127
Missouri 37,641 28,075
North Dakota 33,869 23,591
South Dakota 32,414 24,311
BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
Plains
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Texas $39,972 $31,874
Arizona 39,955 23,548
New Mexico 37,054 28,120
Oklahoma 33,277 27,684
Southwest
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Georgia $45,414 $33,919
Virginia 42,778 31,414
North Carolina 42,411 27,572
South Carolina 40,362 28,672
Florida 40,281 30,491
Alabama 39,524 31,000
Tennessee 39,186 29,045
West Virginia 38,497 26,692
Kentucky 38,486 28,886
Arkansas 37,536 24,972
Louisiana 37,116 29,288
Mississippi 35,135 26,120
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
Southeast
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Colorado $42,679 $32,063
Idaho 39,784 26,072
Utah 38,268 27,135
Wyoming 37,789 25,694
Montana 35,754 23,052
Rocky Mountains
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
California $55,693 $34,805
Alaska 49,694 37,401
Oregon 47,463 32,804
Washington 44,961 29,118
Hawaii 42,768 34,000
Nevada 41,795 32,169
Far West
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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REGION AVERAGE SALARY BEGINNING SALARY
Virgin Islands $34,764 n/a
Guam 34,738 29,858
Puerto Rico 22,164 18,000
BEGINNING and AVERAGE
TEACHER SALARIES:
Outlying Areas
U.S. AVERAGE $45,771 $29,564
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
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HIGH AND LOW AVERAGE
SALARIES OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS


U.S. Average $45,771
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
Rank State Total Teachers Average Salary
1 California 304,598 $55,693
2 Michigan 96,900 54,020
3 Connecticut 41,263 53,962
4 New Jersey 99,061 53,872
5 District of Columbia 5,235 53,194
6 New York 215,500 53,017
46 New Mexico 21,046 37,054
47 Montana 10,212 35,754
48 Mississippi 32,757 35,135
49 North Dakota 8,503 33,869
50 Oklahoma 41,452 33,277
51 South Dakota 9,089 32,414
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AVERAGE TEACHER SALARIES
HIGH AND LOW vs. AVERAGE
Source: American Federation of Teachers, Annual Survey of State Departments of Education (2002-2003)
Montana
Lowest Paying
State
National
Average
Alaska
Highest Paying
$23,052
$29,564
$37,401
Average Beginning Teacher
Salary
South Dakota
Lowest Paying
State
National
Average
California
Highest Paying
$32,414
$45,771
$55,693
Average Teacher Salary

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NEW TEACHER SATISFACTION
AND WILLINGNESS TO
ENTER TEACHING AGAIN
Source: Public Agenda Online, April 2000.
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WHATS WORTH
TEACHING TEACHERS
ESSENTIAL TO TEACH
Lifelong learning and update skills
Kids to be active learners
Hold high expectations
Know content
Versed in child development
With limited resources or if kids are not ready to learn
Trained in pragmatic issues (time and behavior management)
Maintain order and discipline
Stress correct grammar, spelling, punctuation
Expect students to be neat, on time, and polite
Source: Different Drummers: How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education, Public Agenda, 1997.
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HISTORY OF TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS
1794 Society of Associated Teachers of New York City
founded.
1840-1861 Thirty state teachers associations formed.
1902 San Antonio teachers join American Federation of
Labor (AFL).
1916 American Federation of Teachers (AFT) formed.
1920s AFT enrolls 10,000 members
1940s 200,000 teachers belong to NEA
30,000 teachers belong to AFT.
1940s-1950s 100 strike threats carried out.
1960s-1970s
1980s-1990
AFT and NEA militant labor tactics.
NEA and AFT: work and reform.
1998 NEA members reject AFT merger plan.
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TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
WHAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE
DIFFERENT AREAS OF THIS DIAGRAM?
Student Generated Responses
NEA AFT